Meddling Mind

The world is changed by your example, not your opinion. ~ Paul Coehlo

As I was feeling befuddled by boredom, I happened upon a dharma talk by Kyoun Sokuzan. Sokuzan, a fully transmitted monk in the Soto Zen Buddhist tradition, was speaking about meddling mind.

Adyashanti (born Steven Gray in 1962), an American spiritual […]

What Are You Doing Today?

The farmer may only be planting a seed, but if he opens his eyes he is feeding the whole world. ~ Omaha Bee

This opening quotation kicked off a precious story about a three-person construction crew who was approached by a man asking what each was doing. The first said he was working for pittance […]

Order, Disorder, Reorder

Twelve minutes late coming to join the Southern Circle Poets writing group, I have been transplanting some flowering things that have been blooming beautifully along the left edge of our driveway all summer. We are scheduled to have work begin tearing up the old concrete and blacktop, and putting in a continuous concrete driveway from […]

Mario’s Italian Market Remains!

In response to “When Everything Falls Apart, What Remains?” posting, I received a precious email message from a Florida writer-friend.

Thank you, Paul, for igniting my heart by sharing your powerful writing of your poignant experience.

(Soft edits only!)

Welcome to the Yellow Brick Road, and please come again….

Dear Debra,

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When Everything Falls Apart, What Remains?

I am technically practicing silence in a meditation retreat at Heartwood Refuge and Retreat Center in Hendersonville, North Carolina. But I am attending via Zoom and my fingers are on the keyboard. The focus of this retreat with John Orr is When Everything Falls Apart, What Remains? This was John’s blurb about the retreat:

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Transformation

Recently, I included some information about transformation from J. Krishnamurti in my clergy “Insight’s” article.

Transformation is said to occur only when NONE of the following are present:

desire to change the experience judgment analysis justification grasping selfing resisting believing that “I am witnessing”

Since the coronavirus stay-safe-at-home order in March, […]

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